South African Anti-Apartheid Author, Nobel Winner Gordimer Dies [courtesy The New York Times]
Nadine Gordimer, Nobel-Winning Chronicler of Apartheid, Dies [courtesy NPR]
[Book Nerd News] Nadine Gordimer Dies
2
Tag Archives: Reading
Shopping for the Bookworm: Flannery O’Connor Print
This print, like all of Amanda Atkins’ work, is fantastic:
Flannery O’Connor 8×10 Print by Amanda Atkins. $18.00
Quote
Petrarch Quote
Writers in Art: Heinrich Heine by Gottlieb Gassen
Heinrich Heine by Gottlieb Gassen, 1828
Heinrich Heine by Gottlieb Gassen, 1828
I’m Sensing a Trend
This post originally appeared on my birthday in 2012. I liked it so much I thought I’d use it again this year.
I’m lucky enough to share a birthday with one of my favourite actors (John Gilbert), one of my favourite writers (Marcel Proust) and the possessor of one of the most brilliant (recorded) minds in history (Nikola Tesla). What else do they have in common? Hmmm, let’s see.
I’ve found that frivolous observations are best made on serious days. I’m off to celebrate with the husband at the newest contemporary Indian restaurant/bar in town. Toodles.
Happy Birthday, Robert A. Heinlein!
My husband’s favourite author, Robert A. Heinlein, was born on 7 July 1907.
1929 Naval Academy Yearbook Photo of Robert A. Heinlein
“A prude is a person who thinks that his own rules of propriety are natural laws.”-Robert A. Heinlein
Steragos: An Intro
This is my close friend Kevin’s new blog. He’s also a contributor here on A Small Press Life. It would be awesome if you’d show him some love by visiting his new site. Thanks!
For anybody new and curious about Legends of Steragos , welcome! Pull up a chair , lemme talk atcha. Allow me to give you the skinny about LOS.
LOS is a book series , which is a bit difficult to say since the series currently consists of one book. However , I’m working on the second one currently , aiming for a September release. By the looks of things , it’s shaping up to be a humdinger. There’ll be a snow goddess, a train crash, bandits, dangerous quests, a venture into an otherworldly realm, and one character even uses an intercom!
I like intercoms. That’s … that’s why that’s there. I like ‘em.
The stories of LoS take place in the enchanted realm of Steragos, during the technological revolution of that world’s 1920s, and center around three heroic princesses – Zariah, the stalwart leader and future queen of the land…
View original post 366 more words
Writers in Art: Jean Cocteau by Amedeo Modigliani
Portrait of Jean Cocteau by Amedeo Modigliani, 1916
“Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.”-Jean Cocteau
Happy 125th birthday!
[Book Nerd Links] The Teeny Tiny Brontë Books
The teeny tiny Brontë books [courtesy Los Angeles Times]
[Alternative Muses] Happy Birthday, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was born on 29 June 1900.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Quote
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 